this is bbc news, the headlines... the number of people killed in the german market attack has risen to five including a child — with 200 injured. at a press conference, the suspect was confirmed as taleb al—abdul—mohsen. our correspondent says the saudi authorities warned their german counterparts about him. german president frank—walter steinmeier joined a memorial service at magdeburg cathedral alongside chancellor olaf scholz — who visited the scene earlier. in other news — a missile launched by the houthis in yemen — gets past israel's advanced air defences — injuring more than a dozen.

and world renowned opera singer — maria callas — is the subject of a new film starring hollywood actress angelina jolie. now it's time for a look at today's sport with lizzie greenwood—hughes. hello from the bbc sport centre. we're starting with the premier league and arsenal kept up the pressure on the leaders after beating crystal palace for the second time in a week. the 5—1scoreline makes it look more one sided than it was, but arsenal were ruthless and unlike palace, took all their chances including another two goals for gabrieljesus who'd scored a hat—trick in the league cup against them on wednesday. arsenal stay third, three points behind liverpool who have two games in hand. a very good week. it is always weird to play twice in three days the same opponent, we started the game well then

considered the goal. we had a bit of doubt but then to score five goals away from home is never easy so i am pleased. in the early kick—off, manchester city's poor run of form shows no signs of abating. they were beaten again today, this time 2—1 at aston villa. jhon duran and morgan rodgers scored both villa's goals before phil foden managed a consolation in added time to make it 2—1 against the champions. the result means city have lost 9 of their last 12 games which drops them down to sixth in the table — behind villa. football is no one reason, it was just one reason, football is no one reason, it wasjust one reason, we football is no one reason, it was just one reason, we are busy, there are a lot of legal factors that make a bad position and of course things are strong, to be in the champions league is really well, and you have to think positive and have incredible trust in the guys and some of them had an incredible pride, incredible pride and the desire

to do it and then we have, i have, we have to find a way sooner or later to step by step comeback. the second half i think we played _ the second half i think we played better. i wanted to impose _ played better. i wanted to impose and dominate with the positioning. manchester city have — positioning. manchester city have been very difficult but in the second half i think more or less_ the second half i think more or less we — the second half i think more or less we were playing and getting confidence to dominate and play and keep possession and play and keep possession and avoiding the chances because of the second half we paused — because of the second half we paused and we decided to when through— paused and we decided to when through our domination of them. nottingham forest inflicted brentford's first home defeat of the season, beating them 2—0 to go into christmas firmly in the top four. ola aina and anthony elanga the scorers. it's an incredible turn around under manager nuno espirito santo who a year ago, took over a forest side hovering just above the relegation zone. it is not about the table, it

is about enjoying the moment, realising that we didn't achieve nothing yet, it is a very hard competition, we can see by the results that are happening, so the truth is that now we go home, now we are going to recover and prepare very well the next one, and improve and try to give the players detailed information, push them, stay humble, stay humble because this is our view, we build something. elsewhere, newcastle's alexander isak scored a hat—trick as they thrashed ipswich — who are still looking for their first home win of the season. and west ham drew with brighton. bottom side southampton play tomorrow, and it's been confirmed that ivanjuric is their new manager. the former croatia international hasn't managed outside of italy before and was recently sacked by roma afterjust two months. but he had success at torino and has a reputation for improving teams. southampton have just one win so far this season. in the scottish premiership, rangers are up to second, eight points behind leaders celtic. their rise though is at the expense of aberdeen who have been in freefall, losing again today,

beaten by hibernian. we're about two hours away now from the big heavyweight boxing rematch where britain's tyson fury says he plans to inflict a whole lot of pain on oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia. usyk ended fury�*s unbeaten record back in may. this time, fury is at his heaviest ever fighting weight, at over 20 stone — that's four stone heavier than his ukrainian opponent. the two camps are also in dispute over the length of fury�*s beard. there is more on that on the bbc sport website but that is it from me. in the last couple of hours, a memorial service has taken place in the cathedral of the east german city of magdeburg after five people were killed and 200 were injured after a car ploughed into a christmas market at seven o'clock on friday evening. the service — reserved for families of those affected and emergency services — is one of several taking place tonight across germany. it's emerged the suspect,

named as taleb al—abdulmohsen, is alleged to have driven into the market past concrete blocks, placed to prevent such attacks, through a gap wide enough for a car, an entrance designated for ambulances and other official vehicles in the event of an emergency, then proceeded along the evacuation route at speed, leaving a trail of death and injury. taleb al—abdulmohsen is a 50—year—old saudi doctor who migrated to germany in 2006. this is the moment police arrested the suspect at 7.05pm, just three minutes after he'd accelerated into the crowd in a black car. among the five dead people was a nine—year—old child. 41 of the 200 wounded people were critically injured. the interior minister said the suspect had islamophobic views. prosecutors say they didn't have him in their sights but are working on the theory that he was dissatisfied with

the way in which saudi refugees are being treated in germany. today the people of magdeburg, a city of around a quarter of a million people 150 kilometres from berlin, laid floral tributes at a memorial of flowers near the market. many events have taken place across germany in honour of the victims. footballers in the bundesliga have been holding a minute's silence. german chancellor 0laf scholz also laid a single white rose at the memorial and promised an investigation into the incident. and it was important that "we stand united. "we should not allow those who wish to sow hate "to do so," he added. he said the attacker must be punished. as we've mentioned, we heard from police and other officials a few hours ago. there have been questions over what motivated this attack. prosecutor horst walter nopens, gave an update on what authorities believe that to be. translation: as things stand at present, it appears - that the backdrop to this

incident is perhaps being unsatisfied about the way in which saudi arabian refugees are treated in germany, potentially, but more the profound details need to be examined, we need to look at the whole social context of the perpetrator, we can't tell you in as much detail as i'm sure you would like to have at this point in time. we didn't have a focus on the perpetrator, we didn't have him in our sights are on our raider, so to speak. there was once a preceding that involved the perpetrator but we didn't have him in our sights, thinking that he might commit this kind of crime, not at all. so do not get the wrong end of the stick. we've heard a little from the german chancellor olaf scholz. speaking in magdeburg, he pledged that germany

would respond with the full force of the law. translation: now, normally, a christmas market is a very i peaceful and joyful place, people come togetherjust before christmas in advent in the run—up to christmas to enjoy christmas and to think about christmas, to drink gluhwein and eat grilled sausages. what a dreadful tragedy that so many people were injured and killed with such brutality in a place like that. we've now heard that more than 200 people have been injured. there are five fatalities so far. and so many people are critically injured that we are severely concerned about what will happen to them. it's a dreadful catastrophe. we'd all like to express our empathy and sympathy to those who are injured and to the families of those who are injured, to the families of those who have been killed, and i'd like to express their solidarity of the entire country. we are all profoundly touched

and shocked by this and we need to stand together and pull together and will indeed do so. it's very impressive that so many people stepped in to help immediately, including all the people who were working at the christmas market and visiting the christmas market, it's impressive to see that the police and the fire brigade responded so rapidly, and many people came to help, to really provide tangible assistance straightaway. it was very moving for me to talk to the people who were working here as first responders after you have had that kind of event. it affects everybody, everybody has to respond rapidly, and the professional response has meant the situation is not even worse than it already is. at the same time, though,

we know this is something that helpers will also be affected by, the emergency service will have to struggle with the memory of this as well, right across germany, providing support to the emergency services in this kind of situation so that nobody is left alone with their memories. that is even more the case for those who are injured, for the families of the victims as well. we are providing support in hospitals and moving forward to get to the grips with this catastrophe and its ramifications, the innocent victims of this dreadful, crazy deed. following that visit by olaf scholz — many local people have attended the scene to show solidarity with the dead and injured. our correspondent anna foster is in magdeburg. this is the spot that you saw olaf scholz speaking at a couple of hours ago

and it is also the focal point where many people are gathering, it is the church right across from the christmas market, and many people are coming here to lay flowers and light candles. i just want to show you some live pictures. what we can see behind the crowd, that sea of flowers is growing all the time as more and people arrive here. we are seeing some really emotional scenes as well, there are tears, there are people holding each other, hugging each other, and you really start to get a sense of how much of what has happened here has had an impact on the city and the people in it. and as i was saying to you this is just across from the christmas market, you can evenjust just see around the tops of the buildings there the christmas lights that are still twinkling, you can see the stars that are still lit inside the christmas market, even though the market itself is of course completely shut down now. and what we have been seeing is police officers starting to move through,

sweep through there, even as blankets, medical gloves, bloody tissues are still lying on the ground, the police are starting to move through and begin their investigation. you can also see as well something which i think is a key part of people's response to what is going on as well, people were concerned about security and you can see on the other side of the road those big red and green cubes, those blocks, they are big solid, great blocks that are waist height, they are all around the market to try and protect it because christmas markets have been attacked in the past, and people are upset that even though security measures like that were in place, they were not strong enough to stop what happened yesterday evening. now, as you said, police have arrested a suspect, we saw video of the suspect line on the ground next a doctor originally from saudi arabia but living here in germany fell 20 years now, a lot of investigation going on to him and his motives.

but certainly a lot of what people are feeling here is shock and disbelief. and we are hearing stories from people who were here last night as this devastating event unfolded. translation: i was walking from the mall towards the christmas i market when i noticed muffled noises and a loud engine roaring, then screams and a crowd panicking and then i saw the car driving around the road. because we were standing on a traffic island in the middle of the road, one part of our group backwards, i ran forwards towards the buildings. the car sped past us, the police ran after it, or other emergency services arrived and basically evacuated the people are moved people away and abetted the traffic. the people were still panicking and screaming, the very brave police officer effectively stopped the perpetrator, he got out of the car in a matter of fact way. i am shocked, i am shocked this happen to us in magdeburg, i was quite naive, i didn't realise the threat level was apparently so high.

i am also of the opinion, you have to assess this politically and check the actual situation here, are other christmas markets also at risk? what is the current situation? just two days ago i thought it was unthinkable this would happen here in magdeburg, nobody expected this to happen here, i really have to say i am shocked, it is madness. if you want to keep up with all the events in magdeburg and their reaction to the terrible attack just their reaction to the terrible attackjust before christmas in that beautiful —— and that beautiful cathedral service held to honour the victims and give comfort to the city of magdeburg, just have a look at our life page, it is on the bbc news app and on our website. to the middle east now. the us says it has carried out strikes on an iran—backed houthi missile facility

and command centre in the yemen's capital, sanaa. it comes after a houthi missile strike on the israeli city of tel aviv wounded more than a dozen people. the israeli military said attempts to shoot down a projectile launched from yemen had been unsuccessful and that it had landed in a public park. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is following the story from jerusalem. another very tense morning in tel aviv, where in the early hours of the morning, residents there had been woken up by yet more sounds of sirens after a big explosion, having to scramble to save places. as you say, 16 people were injured, minor injuries, mainly from flying shards of glass. we heard from the israeli military, who said they had failed to intercept that projectile, failed to shoot it down and that it fell in a public park. but we did hear from the houthi military spokesman, yahya saria, who said that the iran backed group had successfully hit a military target, reiterating yet again that houthi promised that these attacks are going to continue until the war in gaza stops. remember, very early on in

the gaza war, the houthi rebels have been launching attacks on israel, on israeli targets, stopping international shipping in 2023, for example. and they say these attacks are going to continue. just earlier this week, a couple of days ago, israel conducted multiple air strikes on houthi targets, military targets, in both the capital sanaa and in the hodeidah port city, essentially targeting energy infrastructure, electricity stations and oil terminals and refineries. and the worrying thing is not just the frequency of it, the fact that this is happening within days of each other or simultaneously, because as these war planes were in the air, the military intercepted yet another projectile earlier this week that was partly intercepted. part of that destroyed a building and fell on a school. so, if you will, the the yemeni, the houthi part of that conflict, is still quite alive.

it's still quite tense at a time when we're looking out for a potential ceasefire between israel and hamas. we don't know how advanced it is, but we do understand from key negotiating parties that they are in advanced stages more than any other time before. it is very delicate. sometimes these things fall apart in that last stage. and that tension, the escalation between the houthis of yemen and israel, does not help with the negotiations and with the ceasefire talks. the us has scrapped a 10 million dollar reward for the arrest of syria's de facto leader ahmed al—sharaa. it follows meetings in damascus between senior diplomats and representatives from hayat tahrir al—sham, hts. assistant secretary of state barbara leaf said the discussion with sharaa was "very productive", and he came across as "pragmatic". the bbc understands the hts will be looking to be de—listed

as a terrorist organisation which would pave the way for sanctions to be lifted. here's our middle east correspondent lina sinjab with an update. well, in the briefing that happened late last night, after the meetings with al—sharaa, the meetings with al—sharaa, the assistant secretary basically said that the meeting was productive and detailed, they discussed a variety of issues of concern for the syrians but also how the new leadership is going to transition into an inclusive government that represents all of syrian society, this is for regional stability but also the sovereignty of syria and safety of syria. they also discussed issues of american interests, especially when it comes to missing american citizens inside syria during the role of bashar al—assad. a journalist

disappeared in 2012 and they have been conducting several searches for his whereabouts and they are here to discuss further on how they can trace his presence or where he is. they also met with different groups of syrian civil society and the defence, the syrian civil defence, the white helmets. so it seems they were here to listen to all groups of syria, discussing with a new leadership, and this is the first us top officials meeting, visit to damascus since 12 years. and that is really sending a big signal to the new leadership of the de facto leadership of the de facto leader al—sharaa. leadership of the de facto leaderal—sharaa. despite leadership of the de facto leader al—sharaa. despite the fact that they are still listed as a terrorist organisation, hts, and this despite the fact that there are still us sanctions imposed on syria because of atrocities conducted by bashar al—assad. but these

steps are really sending that signal that they are willing to engage and things might change in the nearfuture. strong winds and engineering works have caused some travel disruption in parts of the uk, on one of the busiest travel days of the christmas period. yellow weather warnings for wind are in place for scotland, and much of northern ireland and northern england. it's led to some road closures, rail disruption and the cancellation of some flights at heathrow airport. let s get some of the day s other news now. authorities in nigeria have warned charities distributing aid during the festive season to involve the police after two deadly crushes on saturday morning at such events. at least 20 people are reported to have died in anambra state, in the south east of the country where a charity was giving out rice. at a similar event, at a catholic church in the capital abuja, at least ten more people are reported to have died. a bus crash in brazil has killed more than 30 people. it happened overnight

in the south—eastern state of minas gerais. officials say the driver lost control of the vehicle after a tyre burst. according to witnesses, it crossed the carriageway into the oncoming lane, collided with a truck and caught fire. the bus had reportedly begun itsjourney in sao paulo. albania's prime minister says the government is to shut down the social media platform, tiktok, for at least a year, from january. edi rama described tiktok as the neighbourhood thug. the albanian leader has been considering the ban since a 14—year—old pupil was knifed to death by another student, outside a school last month. the dispute allegedly began on social media. the world renowned opera singer maria callas is the subject of a new film, callas, starring hollywood actress angelina jolie. it focuses on her final years, in the 1970s, when she was living in paris. with angelina jolie taking on acting roles relatively rarely in recent years,

the film has provided something of a comeback narrative for her. our culture reporter noor nanji went to meet her. # o mio bambino... my life is opera. there is no reason in opera. one of the world's greatest opera singers, maria callas, now the subject of a new film as she lived out her final days in paris. it stars angelina jolie, who learned to sing opera for the role. one of the greatest privileges to being an actor is you often are supported by a crew to try something and explore something you've never done and you can learn. but this one certainly was the most challenging. one of maria's most famous performances was as tosca in covent garden in 1964.

but she also courted controversy. after an affair with the greek shipping magnate aristotle onassis, the paparazzi hounded her. have you talked to mr onassis? ..all my friends. i am answering no more questions. she was characteristically defiant. i don't read the criticisms, because, you see, i know exactly what i do before anybody tells me, but the best critic is the public. angelina jolie's two eldest sons, pax and maddox, worked as production assistants on the film. it was good to have your children watch your mum not do something easily. but they've of course seen me go through many things, but they hadn't experienced me expressing a lot of the pain that usually a parent hides from a child. your voice will not return. vocal decline, possibly caused

by dramatic weight loss, led to the premature end of maria's career. maria callas spent her last years living largely in isolation. she died of a heart attack at the age of 53 on september 16th, 1977. crowds lined the streets to pay their respects. we've all been through joy, love, pain. the most quite deep human experiences, and often there isn't a sound that we've been able to let come out that matches what we feel. opera does. noor nanji, bbc news. book me a table at a cafe where the waiters know who i am. i'm in the mood for adulation. now, just to remind you, there is a lot more on our main story, the attack at a

christmas market in germany, on a web page there is an article talking about how germany is coming to terms with what happened. that is all on the bbc news website or app, see you soon. hello there. today the strongest of the winds are across the northern half of the uk. we've seen gusts close to 80 miles an hour in the far north of scotland. it will stay windy throughout the rest of the weekend and it may well feel colder as well. the air is getting colder and the showers that are streaming in will become a bit wintry in places too. there's the low pressure that's bringing all the windy weather at the moment. the closer you are to that, the strongest of the winds. but we're feeding in this polar maritime air that's drawing in colder air and those showers turning wintry overnight. lots of showers to come actually overnight, particularly in the west. again, some heavy with hail and thunder. but we're going to find some snow onto the hills covering of snow i think over higher parts in scotland, some icy conditions around here. and it's only the strength of the wind really, that's preventing temperatures falling any lower than 2 or 3 degrees.

it's going to feel cold tomorrow. it's going to be windy again and maybe a bit windier than today. across the southern half of the uk, it's across these western and northern areas that will have the strongest of the winds, and maybe getting close to 70 miles an hour around some of these coasts. and it's because we've got a lot of showers in these areas. gusty, squally winds with those heavy showers with hail and thunder, the snow levels will tend to rise. more frequent downpours will come into northern scotland, but not too many showers for eastern areas of england, where it's not going to be quite as windy as it will be elsewhere. but it's all going to be windy everywhere. it's going to feel cold everywhere. we've got temperatures no better than 6 or 7 degrees. heading into monday, though, the weather starts to change. that area of low pressure tends to move away. we start to draw in some airfrom the atlantic. now it's still going to be windy early on across these eastern areas. a northerly wind, any showers moving away, and there'll be some dry weather and some sunshine out to the west. the wind direction changes. we start to see this milder atlantic air coming in. that's going to come

in with a lot of cloud, a little light rain or drizzle here and there, but slowly the temperatures are rising out to the east, though it's still going to be cold even with that sunshine, but it's the mild air that's going to win out around the top of this area of high pressure, which is getting closer to the uk. we draw in a southwesterly wind and that will tend to lift the temperatures. so for christmas eve, christmas day temperatures could be as high as 13 or 1a degrees. it's not going to be a white christmas. it's going to be grey rather than white. there'll be a lot of cloud, but it should be dry.

live from london. this is bbc news. a memorial service at magdeburg cathedral, attended by germany's leaders, for victims of the market attack. a nine—year—old is among five people killed in the attack, 200 others have been injured. at a news conference, the suspect was confirmed as taleb al—abdulmohsen. our correspondent says the saudi authorities warned their german counterparts about him. no us shutdown for christmas, but has donald trump's authority been damaged, in the struggle for a budget deal? and world renowned opera singer — maria callas — is the subject of a new film starring hollywood actress angelina jolie.